| IPPB | intermittent positive-pressure breathing |
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| IPPB-I | intermittent positive-pressure breathing-inspiration |
| IPPO | intermittent positive-pressure inflation with oxygen |
| IPPR | integrated pancreatic polypeptide response; intermittent positive-pressure respiration |
| IPPV | intermittent positive-pressure ventilation |
| automatic data processing | Data processing largely performed by automatic means. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| automatic epilepsy | <neurology> Seizures with elaborate and multiple sensory, motor, and/or psychic components. A common feature is the clouding of consciousness and amnesia for the event. Some clinical manifestations may include more complex behaviours like burst of anger, emotional outbursts, fear or automatisms. The EEG often reveals spike discharges in the temporal lobe during sleep. (02 Jan 1998) |
| automatic plugger | A mechanically or electrically activated device used to provide condensing pressure in the placement of amalgam or gold foil in a cavity preparation. Synonym: automatic condenser. (05 Mar 2000) |
| food dispensers, automatic | Mechanical food dispensing machines. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute intermittent porphyria | <gastroenterology, haematology> A group of rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from a disturbance in porphyrin metabolism, causing increased formation and excretion of porphyrin or its precursors. It is caused by hepatic overproduction of d-aminolevulinic acid, which has greatly increased urinary excretion and of porphobilinogen, and some increase of uroporphyrin, due to a deficiency of porphobilinogen deaminase. Clinical features: intermittent acute attacks of hypertension, abdominal colic, psychosis, and polyneuropathy, but with no photosensitivity. It is exacerbated by the ingestion of certain drugs such as; barbiturates). Inheritance: autosomal dominant. (20 Sep 2002) |
| Charcot's intermittent fever | Fever, chills, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice associated with intermittently obstructing common duct stones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porphyria, acute intermittent | A form of hepatic porphyria (porphyria, hepatic) characterised by periodic attacks of gastrointestinal disturbances, abdominal colic, paralyses, and psychiatric disorders. The onset of this condition is usually in the third or fourth decade of life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatic intermittent fever | Ague-like paroxysms of fever occurring in cases of one or more stones in the common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spontaneous intermittent mandatory ventilation | Intermittent mandatory ventilation spontaneously initiated by the patient, to increase tidal volume, and subsequently synchronised with patient's respiratory cycle. Synonym: synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation | Intermittent mandatory ventilation spontaneously initiated by the patient, to increase tidal volume, and subsequently synchronised with patient's respiratory cycle. Synonym: synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermittent | Occurring at separated intervals, having periods of cessation of activity. (18 Nov 1997) |
| intermittent acute porphyria | <gastroenterology, haematology> A group of rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from a disturbance in porphyrin metabolism, causing increased formation and excretion of porphyrin or its precursors. It is caused by hepatic overproduction of d-aminolevulinic acid, which has greatly increased urinary excretion and of porphobilinogen, and some increase of uroporphyrin, due to a deficiency of porphobilinogen deaminase. Clinical features: intermittent acute attacks of hypertension, abdominal colic, psychosis, and polyneuropathy, but with no photosensitivity. It is exacerbated by the ingestion of certain drugs such as; barbiturates). Inheritance: autosomal dominant. (20 Sep 2002) |
| intermittent albuminuria | <nephrology> Functional albuminuria occurring at intervals, such as cyclic albuminuria or albuminuria of athletes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermittent arthralgia | A condition in which pain and swelling of one or more joints, most commonly the knee, occurs at regular intervals; there is sometimes abdominal pain, purpura, or oedema. Synonym: intermittent arthralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermittent claudication | <symptom> A symptom complex characterised by leg pain and weakness brought on by walking, with the disappearance of the symptoms following a brief rest. (12 Dec 1998) |